a slow erosion

like losing our hearing

little bits slipping

the churches dying

losing their hope

a slow erosion

eating away the body

an atrophy of purpose

in losing their hope

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July 30, 2015

a slow erosion

decline of churches

Fourth Sunday of Pentecost

Psalm 27:1-5 NRSV

Psalm 91 The Message Bible

Isaiah 43:1b-3a, 5 NRSV

Matthew 28:19-20 NIV

and sermon, “Fearless”

video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq1eGEwz1Dg

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=693145744125117&id=174161846023512

text:

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2015/06/fearless.html

https://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/2015/06/23/fearless/

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=692750950831263&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/sermon-fearless-by-pastor-ruth-foss.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/613417721670303744

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

Children’s Message

-          mystery box –

“Change”

video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io-i5tIM18g

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/689990581107300/

text:

by Pastor Ruth Foss

centering song “Surely the Presence”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o2PwUZ98D0

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/689989474440744/

“This Is Amazing Grace”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls6t9g1Wc20

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/690413127731712/

“Celebrate Jesus”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmuUk8DnPK8

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/690078004431891/

“The Solid Rock”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK-Y03culvI

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/690053177767707/

“Lord Be Glorified (In My Life Lord)”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NOEszFA_r8

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/689990324440659/

offering – “Open Our Eyes Lord”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlHEKKmyvOE

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/689990481107310/

closing songs – “See You Face to Face” and “Soon and Very Soon”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdyt-LrzUeY

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/690251194414572/

Departing Blessing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XHyvpqgUN8

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/689991474440544/

song after blessing, “Celebrate Jesus”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQgxyhcxD_Y

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/689991537773871/

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

June 14, 2015

&

key question, “What would you do if your weren’t afraid?”

Valedictorian Address by Mariah Farrington

https://www.facebook.com/mariah.farrington.1

edited/ merged June 13, 2015

a crossing over – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-crossing-over-v2.html

graduation

Katahdin Middle High School

June 13, 2015

&

June 10, 2015

crossing through

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/crossing-through.html

June 10, 2015

a crossing over

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-crossing-over.html

June 10, 2015

ending to begin

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/ending-to-begin.html

June 10, 2015

a new chapter

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-new-chapter.html

Baccalaureate

Katahdin Middle High School

June 7, 2015

&

June 10, 2015

as we fix our eyes on Jesus – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/as-we-fix-our-eyes-on-jesus-v2.html

(merging two poems)

June 10, 2015

we have a hope for a future

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/we-have-hope-for-future.html

June 10, 2015

as we fix our eyes on Jesus

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/as-we-fix-our-eyes-on-jesus.html

June 10, 2015

an ending, a completion

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/an-ending-completion.html

&

Third Sunday of Pentecost

Graduate Sunday

Hebrews 12:1-3 NIV

Romans 5:1-5 NIV

Galatians 5:22-23 NIV

and sermon, “Finishing Just To Begin. . .”

and recognition of the graduates of 2015, including Caleb Cullen,

with presentations by Terry Pettengill and Pastor Ruth Foss

video:

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/vb.174161846023512/687775427995482

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVPU7ZDJqPA

text:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=688613434578348&id=174161846023512

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2015/06/finishing-just-to-begin.html

https://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/2015/06/10/finishing-just-to-begin/

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/sermon-finishing-just-to-begin-by.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/608656338269409280

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

June 7, 2015

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